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Dell Technologies World 2018, here I come!

It’s that time of the year again: Las Vegas time! This year I once again got an invite from Dell EMC to visit this yearly conference. It’s less than two weeks before the event, but I already have a full agenda: from networking with the Dutch in the “Dutch Delegation” to a super secret meeting with the Dell EMC Customer Council and maybe even some interviews!

Remember last year? Well, here’s a quote of mine as a reminder:

Let’s see if we can do some more of that this year 😉

So what are my plans this time?

I’m very lucky to get a direct flight for once. I’ll be flying from Köln this time on a Saturday and it’s a direct flight as well! I’ll be traveling with a few colleagues of mine and some of them are DT World / Las Vegas virgins, so that’s going to be a culture shock for them!! Anyway, we’re here to help them get through it all in one piece so they’ll get the most efficient use of their time during one of the most interesting technology events this year.

What are my expectations and plans for this year? Well, I’m always looking out for big announcements, like the mega launch back in 2013 with the VNX2 in Milan or any other really cool new products. And it’s been a while since we had a really cool announcement. I’m hoping for news on a possible merger between the Dell SC-series and EMC Unity. There’s much to improve in that area, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that. And when was the last time we got a new VMAX? That must have been back in 2014 or so! Unity was in 2016, XtremeIO X2 was in 2017, but where did DSSD go? Every competitor now has NVMe storage, but what about legacy EMC products? I’m expecting a lot in this area and “in memory computing” as well. There was a lot going on back in 2014, but the hype is over, or is it? I’m dying to see new developments in the flash side of things. Will flash finally be able to catch up to the current CPU speeds and remove SAAB (storage as a bottleneck)?

So what does my agenda look like?

Saturday April 28

Flying on Saturday afternoon April 28 and checking in in the Linq hotel

Hanging out, have dinner with my fellow Open Line coleagues and try to stay awake until 10 or 11PM

A subset of the Open Line delegation is going to a party at the Hakkasan at MGM Grand, but I’m skipping that. It starts at 10:30 PM and with the 9 hour time difference and the very busy week ahead, that’s a tad too much for me. I’m getting old, yes, I know.

Sunday April 29

Sleeping a bit late on Sunday, get breakfast and get ready for the first Dutch Delegation activity: Scooter ride through Red Rock Canyon

I’m skipping the BBQ under the stars in Red Rock canyon because of the…

Customer Reference group appreciation event at the TopGolf

Drinks at Gilley’s bar with my fellow Open Line colleagues

Monday April 30

Breakfast in the Sands basement from 7 to 8:30 / get ready for 4 days of hectic DT World

10AM: Keynote with Michael Dell

11:30AM: Analyst lunch

1PM: green screen interview

Breakout sessions / labs

6PM: Grand opening of the Solutions Pavillion

9:30PM: meet-up with old and new friends

Tuesday May 1

Breakfast with my friend Gina Minks

Breakout sessions / labs

VCE exam

Proven Professional party at the Public House from 16:30 – 18:30

8PM – 10PM: Partner appreciation party at the Wynn Club XS

Wednesday May 2

Breakfast in the Sands basement from 7 to 8:30

Breakout sessions / labs

Dell EMC Heroes reception (Palazzo C/D) from 3PM to 5PM

Solutions Expo Happy Hour from 4PM to 5PM???

Customer appreciation party featuring: STING!!!! from 8PM to 10:30PM

Thursday May 3

TAP – VMAX Technical Advisory Panel 8AM to 12PM

The last set of breakout sessions

Visiting Las Vegas North Premium Outlets to get the shopping list completed for my women back home

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